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Arrays in Java

An array in Java is a data structure that holds multiple values of the same type, with indices starting from 0. Arrays must have a fixed size defined at creation, and accessing out-of-bounds indices results in an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException. They can be declared and initialized in various ways, including static initialization with predefined values.

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Arrays in Java

An array in Java is a data structure that holds multiple values of the same type, with indices starting from 0. Arrays must have a fixed size defined at creation, and accessing out-of-bounds indices results in an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException. They can be declared and initialized in various ways, including static initialization with predefined values.

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Arrays in Java

1. Definition
An array in Java is a data structure that stores multiple values of the same type in a single
variable. Each element in the array is identified by an index, starting from 0.

2. Rules for Using Arrays


- All elements must be of the same data type (e.g., int, float, String).

- The size of the array is fixed and defined at the time of creation.

- Array indices start from 0 and go up to array.length - 1.

- Accessing an index outside the array bounds throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.

- Arrays can be single-dimensional or multi-dimensional.

3. Syntax
Declaration Syntax:

dataType[] arrayName; // preferred


OR
dataType arrayName[]; // valid but less preferred

4. Declaration and Initialization


1. Declare and then Initialize:

int[] numbers; // declaration


numbers = new int[5]; // initialization (creates space for 5 integers)

2. Declare and Initialize in One Line:

int[] numbers = new int[5]; // all values default to 0

3. Declare with Values (Static Initialization):


int[] numbers = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

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